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RP cargo hard mounts - jshkornmiller - 11-19-2008
Read my more detailed description 4 posts down please
OK, was just thinking of this, don't know if its been said before. How hard would it be, or could it be done, to have cargo hard mounted in your hold, like our weapons? That way, you could buy the RP cargo once and when you die it'll still be there because its hard mounted. The reason i mention this is due to the fact that we have a lot of bigger cap ships flying around with no fuel or crew because they cannot or don't want to buy new RP cargo every time they die..
I also thought that traders would use this to get away from trading as well, so i thought of this for it as well. You all know how trains have containers you can place on it, right? Well, this is what i am talking about, except it would be stuff like H-Fuel, Crew members, oxygen, Water, and what not, so it would be in the same spot as the trains shield mounts for the containers. So, admins moderators, fellow disco players. Tell me what you think of my Idea, even though it may be to late for this mad, but maybe next mod. if it happens.
RP cargo hard mounts - dr lameos - 11-19-2008
I'm a lowly researcher in a freighter and have sourced materials from around sirius, however I could be killed by NPCs, let alone players! having to find all that again would be a pain! But then... I guess thats part of the RP aspect...
RP cargo hard mounts - Camtheman Of Freelancer4Ever - 11-19-2008
Yes, i have seen it done in another mod such as the cargo pods on trains... You buy them at one place, sell at another. Simple.
RP cargo hard mounts - jshkornmiller - 11-20-2008
Well i see this didn't take off much, And it also seems that the two that posted did noyt read my explanation all the way.
RP cargo hard mounts - dr lameos - 11-20-2008
I know what you're saying and in a way i agree, in another bigger way i disagree. I was meaning that its annoying having to rebuy everything, however if your ship gets destroyed the crew dies, the fuel is burnt, the food and medicine is destroyed in the blast, etc. It makes sense that if you're ship is destroyed your cargo is lost...
so as I said:
Quote:I guess thats part of the RP aspect...
RP cargo hard mounts - jshkornmiller - 11-20-2008
' Wrote:I know what you're saying and in a way i agree, in another bigger way i disagree. I was meaning that its annoying having to rebuy everything, however if your ship gets destroyed the crew dies, the fuel is burnt, the food and medicine is destroyed in the blast, etc. It makes sense that if you're ship is destroyed your cargo is lost...
so as I said:
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OK, I'll explain my self better this time.
A lot of larger capital class vessels are flying around with no fuel, crew, food/water/oxygen stores. What i am suggesting is that we make a new piece of equipment that goes in a class 1 shield spot for larger ships. and in that class one shield spot you can put in a little icon that says
"Spaceship Crew"
"Water"
And so on, The reason i suggest this is due to the obvious fact that when we die, we loose all unmounted cargo. So here's another thing, Not all bases in the game sell the needed cargo for RP. What this is suggesting is that you buy it once, so that way when you go to take off, if you're actually RPing, you'll have a crew ready and all the fuel, and stores you need. As if you had been docked there and not killed and re-spawned there.
So it'll look like this in the mounted equipment part of your ship description
Class 1 shield mounted with Crew Members
Class 1 shield mounted with H-Fuel
Class 1 shield mounted with Oxygen
Class 1 shield mounted with Food Rations
Class 1 shield mounted with Water
Class 1 shield mounted with Consumer goods
Class 1 shield mounted with Toxic waste (H-Fuel by-product)
Class 1 shield mounted with Pharmaceuticals
Class 1 shield mounted with Cardamine (outcasts and allies dependent on the product)
Class 1 shield mounted with Prisoners
Now, this is where you all think trader will want spam this, but this i thought of too.
Everything will be one price, on every base, planet, ship its sold on, they'll all be like 10,000 credits each, But another thing, It only mounts one thing. So instead of it saying 25 Space ship crew it'll say Space Ship Crew Members with no number on it, just Space Ship Crew Members. As for the cardamine, i beleive there are only two places that sell it, no? so if you're docked in Britonia or Liberty Space and you get destroyed are you oing to fly all the way back to Alpha to get your much needed RP cargo that no outcast can live without? then come back? Don't think so, hence all the empty holds in the capital class ships flying around,
This in my point of view would be more of a BETTER rp move to help keep ships that require these things to fly, actually have them in their holds. You understand what I'm getting at? Most people do not have the time to go and hunt for the correct RP cargo every time they log on after being killed in a pvp or pve battle. This, i think, like i have said already, would be a great help, in my opinion.
RP cargo hard mounts - LA-384 - 11-20-2008
You could also make those common capship rp commodities available on more bases and planets. If it's possible, make the buying price equal to the highest price of that commodity in sirius, and the selling price as low as the lowest price of that commodity in sirius. That way trading it won't be "easy cash", and noone has an excuse not to have those roleplay items in it's hold. You could make it available at main planets/bases of a system. If there is no main planet/base, do it on a freeport.
Don't get me wrong, the idea sounds pretty decent. And well if reality comes into mind, you should respawn at the base where you bought the ship, and all guns, armor, shield should be gone too. Since that doesnt happen, those special spots for roleplay commodities could be added as well imo.